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Yanis Varoufakis

Raise Your Soul

A captivating portrait of Yanis Varoufakis's political awakening, told through the history of his family, from 1924 to the present.'A new book by Yanis Varoufakis, one of the most important political figu…

Jeremy Bowen

The Making of the Modern Middle East

A vivid and authoritative account of the making of the modern Middle East, from the BBC's long-serving correspondent in the region.

Katie Goh

Foreign Fruit

A hauntingly beautiful hybrid memoir that uses the journey and cultivation of a single fruit - the orange - to reckon with the author's own identity and unpack themes of globalisation, colonialism and mig…

Patrick Joyce

Remembering Peasants

"A landmark new history of the peasant experience, exploring a now neglected way of life that once encompassed most of humanity but is vanishing in our time. For over the past century and a half, and…

Patrick Joyce

Remembering Peasants

** Longlisted for the 2024 Cundill History Prize**'A dozen pages in I realized that I had been waiting for much of my life to read this extraordinary book' Annie Proulx A way of life that once encompassed…

Jill Bialosky

The End Is the Beginning

"Jill Bialosky, the poet behind the "tender, absorbing, and deeply moving memoir" (Entertainment Weekly) History of a Suicide, returns with a lyrical portrait of her mother's life, told in …

Paul Robert Magocsi

From Nowhere to Somewhere

Nationalism has long been the subject of analysis and debate. Has it been a positive or negative factor in human development? Since nationalism first took hold in Europe in the late 18th and early 19th ce…

Xinran Xue,

The Book of Secrets

The story of a family in modern China with a history of deceit, betrayal and political intrigue, and the communist party's long shadow over them, from the Cultural Revolution to today.Following the lives …

Hugh Ryan

My Bad

A powerful and hilarious personal history that tells the true story of the queer '90s and how it transformed queer life in the decades that followedThe 1990s were a decade of transformation. Globalization…

Simon Winder

Lotharingia

'Idiosyncratic, often funny fusion of history writing, travel writing and disrespect.' Sir Tom Stoppard'There is so much fascinating detail in this book that it is hard to put down' Michael Burleigh'He ha…

David Staley

Anticipatory Biographies

Anticipatory Biographies is a collection of future scenarios written in the form of individual biographies that span the breadth of human experience: from the privileged to the marginalized and across div…

Jim Clyburn

The First Eight

From one of America's most venerable politicians, The First Eight is an extraordinary work of living history: the powerful, untold story of the pioneering Black politicians from South Carolina who were el…

Stacy Lynn

Loving Lincoln

"This biography of Abraham Lincoln, told through the stories of the women in his life and work, is also the story of the author's professional and personal relationship with Lincoln as a scholar and …

Josiah Hesse

On Fire for God

One part Educated , one part rebuttal to Hillbilly Elegy , On Fire for Godexplores the ways evangelical Christianity has preyed upon its followers while galvanizing them into the political force known tod…

Manjula Martin

The Last Fire Season

H Is for Hawk meets Joan Didion in the Pyrocene in this arresting combination of memoir, natural history, and literary inquiry that chronicles one woman's experience of life in Northern California during …

The Big Sound Authority

An Inward Revolution (Expanded Edition)

Josey Rebelle

Josey In Space

Product Information Josey Rebelle is a highly acclaimed DJ, whose 2019 BBC essential mix was voted as the best BBC mix of the year. Josey In Space marks her first official mix release. It features two o…

Venetian Snares

Greg Hates Car Culture (20th Anniversary Edition)

Product Information Greg Hates Car Culture was Venetian Snares' first ever vinyl release. Long out of print, it came out in 1999, as the third release on Minneapolis label History Of The Future. Aaron …

Built To Spill

Ancient Melodies Of The Future (180g)

Product Information Ancient Melodies of the Future is the fifth full-length album released by indie rock band Built to Spill. The album was recorded at Bear Creek in Woodinville, Washington. With Ancien…